Author: Dr Erica McIntyre

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney in the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Faculty of Health. I have a background in psychology, and my research interests are in the areas of mental health, health services use, complementary self-care, the environment and health, and treatment decision-making. Erica has experience with a range of research methodologies including literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis, with expertise in survey design and statistical analysis including multivariate statistics. Currently, Erica’s research is seeking to understand women’s strategies for coping with chronic illness, health practitioner decision-making, and complementary self-care in the Australian population. Erica’s strength is based in primary research using theory driven methodologies to understand psychosocial factors influencing health behaviour and decision-making in health care.

In celebration of International Women's Day 2020 this week I'd like to thank all the women who speak and act out against inequality in all it's forms. While we're celebrating, I'm proud to announce that I was one of 32 women featured in a report by the Public Health Association of Australia on women's achievements …

The prescription of nutraceuticals is often based on theory and pre-clinical evidence (in-vivo or in-vitro) that a substance might behave in a particular way. However, we don't know if something works on living humans with a specific condition until we conduct clinical trials and observational studies. The following result from a recent clinical trial is …

Lots of people experience anxiety. In fact, it is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions in the Western world. Anxiety can cause a significant amount of distress for people. The good news is that there are evidence-based treatment options for anxiety, which include psychological therapies and pharmaceutical drugs. Unfortunately, these treatments aren’t always …

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The first article from my PhD was published today (yes I'm excited) in a special Integrative Mental Health edition of the journal Advances in Integrative Medicine edited by Jerome Sarris—a prominent researcher in this area. This edition is open access, so I would encourage anyone with an interest in this emerging area of research and approach …

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So I've decided to start a blog. I will do my best to make it interesting. Here you will find commentary on herbal medicine, naturopathy, psychology, research and other random things that I find interesting. Check out my publications while you're here too.